Name: Homage To Gunther ("Happy Birthday" solo piano improvisation) by The William Thomas McKinley Archive
Duration: 8 min 10 s
Description: McKinley improvised on the theme of "Happy Birthday" as part of a concert tribute to composer Gunther Schuller on occasion of his 65th birthday. Performed November 28, 1990 at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston MA.

Amazing. I think this is the first time I've heard him play.

Dedicated "to all those who have passed into the eternal light..."

Composed in the summer of 2006 in the memory of McKinley's dear friend, drummer Roger Ryan. Performed here by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwarz from September 2006.

Elegy for Strings (2006)

Fast, Furious and Funky.  Flutists, if you're interested in a score, please contact me!

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Score

Cerulean Soliloquy for Flute Solo (Digital Demo)

McKinley improvised on the theme of "Happy Birthday" as part of a concert tribute to composer Gunther Schuller on occasion of his 65th birthday. Performed November 28, 1990 at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston MA.

Homage To Gunther ("Happy Birthday" solo piano improvisation)

The William Thomas McKinley Archive is dedicated to preserving the music and legacy of American composer, William Thomas McKinley (1938 - 2015). The Archive is supported by the McKinley Foundation.

About McKinley (taken from Wikipedia):
William Thomas McKinley (December 9, 1938 – February 3, 2015) was an American composer and jazz pianist born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania). He wrote more than 300 musical compositions, many of which have been recorded by such ensembles as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony.

McKinley was the recipient of numerous honors, including an award and citation from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and eight National Endowment for the Arts grants.[1] He is also among the founders of the label MMC Recordings.[2]

His son Elliott Miles McKinley is also a composer.[3]

He died on 3 February 2015.[4]

Homage To Gunther ("Happy Birthday" solo piano improvisation)

The William Thomas McKinley Archive

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